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SOFTWARE FOR LOGIC SYNTHESIS!!!!!!

Logic Synthesis is a term which is used in many ways.
The area I would like to consider ranges from a high
level specification (e.g. HDL, finite state machine
description) of the control part of an IC to the layout.
In this area several steps can be distinguished:

a) high level description,

b) the description and optimization of logic expressions,

c) the description and optimization on gate level, at
   this stage the layout style is taken into account
   during the optimization process (e.g. PLA, random logic,
   gate matrix layout),

d) the description and optimization of the electrical network,
   at this stage the delay, dissipation and technology are
   taken into account,

e) the lay-out.


My first interest is what software, handling the whole or part
of this area, is commercially available. At the moment I only
know of Optimal Solution, Inc. and Trimeter having commercial
packages for Logic Synthesis available.

Therefore I would like to ask if there is anyone who can tell
me if there are more packages available? And if so, are you
able to tell me what part of the area mentioned above is covered
and on what hardware it is available?

Please reply to: UUCP: ...!mcvax!nvpna1!vpaassen
                 or see below.

With thanks,
       Peter van Paassen

       Philips Nat. Lab.
       CAD Support Group
       WAY 3.45
       P.O.Box 80.000
       5600 JA Eindhoven
       NETHERLANDS.